Saturday, May 6, 2023

Fort MacArthur K-9 Command -- First Dog Arrives at Fort Mac!

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It's been a long time since I've posted on this blog, so it's overdue for an update! I've completed more  research on the Wo...
Monday, December 17, 2012

Local Swimmer Completes Remarkable Feat From Deadman's Island

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On August 28, 1910 Los Angeles athlete Mabel Lawson swam from the southern end of Deadman's Island at San Pedro to the bath house at Lon...
Saturday, August 25, 2012

The Navy Once Again in San Pedro

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As part of Los Angeles Navy Days 2012, the new guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG-108) recently visited San Pedro and docked ...
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Saturday, June 16, 2012

The U.S.S. Iowa Has Arrived

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The Big Stick is now at her permanent new home in the main channel of Los Angeles Harbor, next to the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. The Iowa ...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

The History of the U.S.S. Iowa at San Pedro and Long Beach

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With the exciting news that the USS Iowa (BB-61, commissioned in February 1943) will soon be towed to the Port of Los Angeles where she wil...
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Phineas Banning Hailed as Friend of the Workingman

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In 1867, the several hundred appreciative employees of General Banning -- widely acknowledged as the founder of the Port of Los Angeles -- p...
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Sunday, June 5, 2011

San Pedro Astronaut Blasts Off Into Space

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After a brief delay due to high-altitude crosswinds, former San Pedro resident Dr. Anna Lee Fisher launched into space on November 8, 1984 o...
Friday, March 11, 2011

Historic Tsunamis of the San Pedro Area

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In light of the devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake that just struck Japan and the resulting tsunami warnings issued for the California coa...
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Monday, February 28, 2011

San Pedro Real Estate Agent Claims Albert Einstein Stole His Theory; Sues in Federal Court

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In February 1931, San Pedro real estate agent Ira D. Edwards sued renowned physicist Albert Einstein in United States District Court. Edward...
Sunday, February 6, 2011

Happy Birthday President Reagan -- San Pedro Remembers "the Gipper"

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To commemorate what would have been Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday, I have updated with new research the following article I wrote that ...